Fresh Laundry II and the redoubtable iKon Shavecraft #102

The first version of Grooming Dept Fresh Laundry was a donkey-milk duck-fat lamb-tallow soap. Fresh Laundry II, which I used this morning, is somewhat more pedestrian, using his regular Kairos formula, but still is an excellent shaving soap that produced an exceptional lather with the assistance of my Wet Shaving Products Monarch.

Ikon’s #102 slant is one of my favorites, and it did not disappoint. Three comfortable passes wiped my face clean of every trace of stubble, and then a splash of Chiseled Face’s Easy Street aftershave (with the double-squirt of Hydrating Gel) finished the shave.

The tea this morning is Murchie’s Cherry Blossom, a green tea no longer listed on their website, but a very nice tea withal.